Meet Our Team

Christopher Rogers
Producer, Director
Christopher lives in Virginia. He has a BS in Business from Pennsylvania State University. He has been working in media production since 1977, and founded The Animated Word project in 2017.

Nancy Rogers
Co-Producer
Nancy lives in Virginia and has a BA in Social Psychology from Mary Baldwin University. She has been serving The Animated Word team since 2017.

Katherine Watanabe
Creative Director, Illustrator
Katherine lives in Virginia and graduated from Virginia Tech with a BFA in Graphic Design. She has been involved with The Animated Word since 2018.

Lydia Farahat
Illustrator
Lydia lives in Birmingham, UK and has graduated with a BA (Hons) in Creative Expressive Therapies from the University of Derby. She has worked with The Animated Word team since 2019.

Zachary Hyo-Won Kim
Animator, Technical Director
Zac lives in Virginia and graduated from Virginia Tech with a BFA in Creative Technologies. He has been an animator for The Animated Word since 2019.

Monica Bruenjes
Animator, Technical Director
Monica lives in Wisconsin and has a BA in Multi-Media, and a BA in Japanese from San Diego State University, as well as an MFA in Visual Effects from Academy of Arts University. She has been an animator for The Animated Word since 2019.

Abigail Mills
Editor, Copywriter
Abigail lives in Virginia and is pursuing a BFA in Creative Writing from George Mason University. She has been assisting The Animated Word team since 2021.